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lithotrite
[ lith-uh-trahyt ]
/ ˈlɪθ əˌtraɪt /
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noun Surgery.
an instrument for performing lithotrity.
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Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite1
Words nearby lithotrite
lithotomy position, lithotripsy, lithotripter, lithotriptic, lithotriptoscopy, lithotrite, lithotrity, Lithuania, Lithuanian, lithuresis, lithuria
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How to use lithotrite in a sentence
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
This danger is avoided by raising the point of the lithotrite immediately after grasping the stone and before crushing.
But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
Medical definitions for lithotrite
lithotrite
[ lĭth′ə-trīt′ ]
n.
An instrument used to crush a stone present in the bladder or urethra.lithoclast
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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